Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-05-06

Six towns in Wndham county, Vermont
have elected women as superintendent o
schools
Herr Fable, the wise Austrian, who says ht
predicted the recent earthquake predicts
more for April and perhaps few for May
A Chinaman who recently left San Fran
cisco, Cal, on steamer for home, took with
him his Peruvian WIFE
DIR. McCosh hopes TO remain ut the head oil
the Princeton college until 1t becomes in name
and in fact, full-hedged university
In Japan paper is made of substance
known as marine alge." 1t is strong and so
transparent that 1t can be used In place Of
glss
John G. Whittier thinks that II the tagging
fund for the Longfellow memorial IS ever to
be made up itcan not be done otherwise than
by vigorous personal solicitation
In boring well near Pine Grove, Esmcralda
county, Nevada, steam OF a temperature hot
enough TO cook potatoes was struck at depth
Of sixty feet below the surface.
Already thirteen postoilices IN this country
have been named after Col. Lamont, Cleye-
aand's secretary, while Secretary Garland's
name has been given TO only seven.
On one Of the principal streets IN Thomas.
ton, Ca, physician and a shoemaker occupy
the same building. Over the door is caalkcd
the sign; I'VE repair both sole and body"
A New Yorker has invented musical toy
In the shape of champagne bottle lateraliy
divided, aud on the inside OF the section is a
violin and strings, on which music can be
discoursed.
One OF the largest stock farms In the world
10 that owned by the Powell Brothers. near
sprlngsboro, Pa II covers IN area OF $500
acres. The annual horse sales ON the pace
amount 70 over s3O,00a
A private telegram from For, Benton, " 7
quotes the following prices OF staples IN That
town. Flour 81 per sack; coal, $50 10 $40 per
ton green willow wool $50 per cord; pota-
toes not 10 be had at any price.
farmer at Ritzvile, W, T., sank well re
gently but instead OF striking water he found
an Immense underground cavity, from which
ttisr brccze continually blows, accompanied
with the nalse Ike the hunmlns of telegraph
wires.
Russia is enduring with singular forttudc
The energetic goiugs-on Of Bulgaria, the gov.
crnment Of which Is 30 thoroughly hated at
". Petersburg. The ear is supposed to be IN
state Of rage at The shooting OF the rebels,
but he has done nothing
The owner Of a cattle ranch 10 New Mexico
has a pet antelope, less than year old, which
followsit master about like dog, and what
is more remarkable, like dog Gets greedily OF
raw meat whenever ii can get 1t, evidently pre-
fcrring II to any other article of diet
insion territory, denying the right of women
10 vote, Judge Hoyt, at Tacoma set aside ali
the Chinese conspiracy cases aud all the in
dictmeute IN thai court which were found by
a grand jury partly composed Of women.
In many parts OF France heavy machinery
Is run by artcsian- well power The deeper the
well The greater the pressure. well at
Grenelle has n pressure OF sixty pounds to the
square ineh, and the water Ia so hot that II Is
nsed for heating the hospitals IN the vicinity
The entire population OF rormau, in Sargent
county. Dakota territory, turned out one
morning last week to enjoy the most bcauti.
fnl mirases ever visible there. All the towns
within twenty miles could be distinguished
quite distinctly, and some at . greater dis.
lance could be recognized
The devastation oil the grain delds OF Ala
media county, California, by wild ducks aud
geese at night set the farmers wits at work to
keep them away. The best device so FAR Is to
burn candles here and there over the fields
They are protected from the wind BY sacks,
aud have thus far proved eflcaclous,
The Bbilotheoue Rationale, at Paris is the
largest library In the world The directors
have never prepared catalogue Of the boss
II contains. The earliest nucou, of Il library
10 France was made by the emperor Charlie
inagne, and some OF hs manuscripts are still
preserved In the present collection.
There is a man in the Yale class OF 'Ss whose
great uncle IS ono Of the two oldest living
graduates Of Yale, whose father was gradu-
ate Of 81, who has three unclcs, four cousins,
aud three brothers among the alumni and
wiio has several brothers and cousins prcpar.
ing for college. His name is not announced
They have something like the ie,ire IL eschs;
in Quebec. When young man becomes OBJ
sreperous 10 riotous living aud will not listen
10 reason his klnfolk hold a eoassa de Jap.ate,
or family council, and 'interdct" him He
goes 10 an inebriatc asylum and does not
emerge until the family deem that he has
learned reason.
During an exciting game Of pokcr m St
Paul the other day one gambler bet his wife
as the equivalent for 500 aul raisei his 90.
tonent 500 The latter called" found he
held four trays 20 the Others four deuees, and
after rakiug in the stakes, put on his hat aud
ran He IS bachelor aul Is said to nave
known the lady.
This is the name of II man living In South CARO-
liua; Harmon Dive Over JUMP [ nder Come.
llither-'o-Me 0ut,Yonder Go FetchIt Jehu
Joshua William Hugh Hall Hiram Harvey XII
all Jones This is from tombstone near Weum.
la, Ala. Henri Rrttl Dami hitter Emmi Ri.
ter Sweet Potato Cream Tartar Caroline BOst-
wick, infant daughter of Bob and Sucke. cat
lin IL Has tue name OF i little negro girl
A woman made wager with her husband
10 Nashville Tenn., that she could drink a
quart Of mil, day for thirty DAYS, In Fehru
.ary- The husband o.Ieret to give her a new
silk dress Il she could, II she failed, he was to
receive Il new put ~ clothes The gullelass
aud uususpeetng woman finished hei -ix.
tcenth quart OF milk latter heroic struggle
with Der rebclious stoluachl before she IL,
covered that February had but twenty eigh.
ia $
4 cruel jolle was perpetratci upon two
Clearield harristers on s. Valentines day
While in the midst OF an exciting trial cou-
sac OF telegraph messengers rushed in giving
each lawyer Western | nion envelope. The
ease was stopped 10 give them time To read
the kilograms, aud natural; the attention Of
the whole court was attracted in their dlrec.
tion. When they unfolded their respective